This paper examines whether the successful bid rate of the OnBid public auction, published by Korea Asset Management Corporation, can identify and forecast the Korea business-cycle expansion and contraction regimes characterized by the OECD reference turning points. We use logistic regression...

Psychological barriers are prevalent among various asset classes, and it is important to consider their impact on the prices of derivative securities. This paper demonstrates the potential existence of such barriers on the S&P 500 Index and examines their impact on this index's rate of return...